Aurora, Colorado, has agreed to pay $15 million to the family of Elijah McClain

The City of Aurora will pay $15 million to the family of Elijah McClain to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed over his death in 2019. Aurora police assaulted McClain on his walk home, put him in a chokehold and injected him with ketamine.

The city of Aurora, Colo., has agreed to pay $15 million to the family of Elijah McClain, 23, a Black man who died after being stopped by police, manhandled and drugged. His family had filed a civil rights lawsuit.

Aurora, Colorado, has agreed to pay $15 million to the family of Elijah McClain to settle a civil rights lawsuit over his 2019 death at the hands of police.

What people are saying?

Daliman It should come out of the police department’s retirement account, instead of from the taxpayers. But then again, maybe the taxpayer should be asking for more accountability from their police department.

Oh Shiela Imagine how much money, energy and SUFFERING would’ve been avoided if they had just done the right thing and left this man alone to begin with